<![CDATA[Halium 7.1 Test Channel]]>Hello,

some of you may have noticed that there is a halium-devel channel available on the Fairphone 2. The channel is for testing the upgrade of the Fairphone 2 to Halium 7.1, which will bring hopefully a few improvements.

Now that we are ironing out the last bugs for that channel it is time for testing it. Simply go to your updates page in system settings, switch to that channel with the upper right gear icon, go back to the initial updates page, and the update should start downloading.

If you get stuck with switching channels, please also report here and use the UBports Installer with the bootstrap option to restore your preferred channel. Note that switching back to the old channel needed a change that might be live not earlier than tomorrow morning GMT.

It is recommended to do this in WiFi only, since its a huge update (500MB approx) and will drain your mobile data otherwise.

If you want to go back, simply do the same procedure and select any other channel of your choice. Please report back any findings here. Thanks!

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/topic/6021/halium-7-1-test-channelRSS for NodeSat, 13 Jun 2026 11:56:30 GMTMon, 12 Apr 2021 19:03:10 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Sat, 23 Oct 2021 15:04:39 GMT]]>Hi @Flohack. Thanks for making Halium. 🙂 :thumbs_up_light_skin_tone: :thumbs_up_light_skin_tone:

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/56817https://forums.ubports.com/post/56817Sat, 23 Oct 2021 15:04:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Sat, 11 Sep 2021 18:14:12 GMT]]>@oli-sax FP2 does not have a vendor partition, but also that detail is irrelevant. Yes sure its technically possible, but I am afraid it will be quite slow.
Also the RAM limitations will come into play, as Waydroid runs a full Lineage it needs more RAM than the old Anbox idea where only a minimal layer was running. You basically come closer to the notion of running a full Android AND UT at the same time. I would say it will be smooth with 4GB. But we dont know yet, lets be surprised
But yes, theoretically FP2 with Halium 9 can do it

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/55115https://forums.ubports.com/post/55115Sat, 11 Sep 2021 18:14:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Fri, 10 Sep 2021 10:02:22 GMT]]>@jezek said in Halium 7.1 Test Channel:

@Flohack As @TobsEnd claimed, there is a lineageOS for FP2, so it would make more sense to skip the 7.1 and go for 9 instead. The Waydroid project, which works on halium 9 looks very promising.

Is it even teorically-possible to run Waydroid on (hypotically) Halium 9-FP2 ?
From this post I read that (as Waydroid is based on Treble) a phone with android 9 as base (for vendor partition,...) is required 😞 (I hope I'm wrong 😉 )

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/55026https://forums.ubports.com/post/55026Fri, 10 Sep 2021 10:02:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Thu, 19 Aug 2021 20:45:49 GMT]]>Things that I noticed with version 182:

  • When using the Music app, there's a frequent clicking/hissing noise and the music skips a few microseconds, similar to listening to a vinyl disc on a grammophone. It's not completely overlaying the music, but has quite a negative impact.
  • In phone calls, people sometimes complain that they can barely hear me although I am speaking directly into the mic.
  • Volume cannot be changed in phone calls when using headphones via the audio jack (I already reported this above).
  • After about half of the reboots, the SIM card (I only have one in slot 1) is not recognized and both slots are shown as empty.
  • Sometimes the auto brightness doesn't work after a reboot. This happens in stable, too, with around the same frequency.

The rest (well, what I am using anyway) works quite well, and in my experience is only slightly shakier than stable.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/54437https://forums.ubports.com/post/54437Thu, 19 Aug 2021 20:45:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Thu, 19 Aug 2021 20:31:33 GMT]]>If your camera stays black, you can try

cd
rm -rf .cache/gstreamer-1.0

Worked for me. Thanks to Alfred for posting this solution.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/54436https://forums.ubports.com/post/54436Thu, 19 Aug 2021 20:31:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:11:01 GMT]]>Hello there ! I just noticed the phone won't shut down and instead reboots. I push the power button, press shut down, and it reboots. I have to remove the battery to effectively shut it down. I'm positive this behavior came with this dev build

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/54376https://forums.ubports.com/post/54376Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:11:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Tue, 10 Aug 2021 19:46:46 GMT]]>Hi, today i switched to halium-devel (build no. 2021-08-10). Looks quite good, although the camera is not working (screen stays black). Torch works though (I assume I have the old module, then? Don't know as I bought the device second hand).

One more thing I noticed: In a call, the volume cannot be changed when using headphones via the audio jack. Volume control for the standard speaker works.

Thanks for your efforts!

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/54134https://forums.ubports.com/post/54134Tue, 10 Aug 2021 19:46:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:01:38 GMT]]>I needed to test something on halium-devel on FP2, so while I switched to version 161 I made some observations. As mentioned in this thread before, automatic brightness, flaslight and camera-app are not working. Screen rotation (accelerometer) doesn't work too. Calls & messaging are working as expected, but the irritating loud beeping when the other person hangs the call is still there. I can't use the phone as daily driver like this, going back to halium 5.1 (rc).

@Flohack As @TobsEnd claimed, there is a lineageOS for FP2, so it would make more sense to skip the 7.1 and go for 9 instead. The Waydroid project, which works on halium 9 looks very promising. 😉

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/53850https://forums.ubports.com/post/53850Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:01:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Sun, 25 Jul 2021 19:50:39 GMT]]>Ok so halium 9 is also theoretically doable on 1+1 ^^

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/53539https://forums.ubports.com/post/53539Sun, 25 Jul 2021 19:50:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:16:11 GMT]]>The latest official build of lineageOS for the FP2 is 18.1 so there should be one for 16.0 aswell

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/53490https://forums.ubports.com/post/53490Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:16:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Fri, 23 Jul 2021 16:42:26 GMT]]>@jezek If it has an official LineageOS then yes

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/53467https://forums.ubports.com/post/53467Fri, 23 Jul 2021 16:42:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:35:43 GMT]]>@flohack Pardon my intrusion. Is halium 9 even possible on FP2?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/53462https://forums.ubports.com/post/53462Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:35:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:48:37 GMT]]>Not much developments. I had not time last months, and nobody stepped up to help fixing things so far 🙂

If we continue on this speed we can go for Halium 9 instead 😉

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/53441https://forums.ubports.com/post/53441Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:48:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:10:43 GMT]]>What is the current status of the halium 7.1 Port?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/53436https://forums.ubports.com/post/53436Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:10:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Mon, 14 Jun 2021 18:14:10 GMT]]>@tobsend got the same pb with my bq e5 in devel channel. So it is not only fp2 related.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/51980https://forums.ubports.com/post/51980Mon, 14 Jun 2021 18:14:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Sun, 13 Jun 2021 21:21:54 GMT]]>@tobsend ok thanks. I ll let you know if some fix comes to halium-devel channel. I m in version 93 now.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/51955https://forums.ubports.com/post/51955Sun, 13 Jun 2021 21:21:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Sun, 13 Jun 2021 20:08:33 GMT]]>@redxxiii I have the same issue on rc since last wensday. So its not 7.1. exclusive

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/51948https://forums.ubports.com/post/51948Sun, 13 Jun 2021 20:08:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Sun, 13 Jun 2021 18:27:48 GMT]]>@redxxiii nice ! Thx for the update !

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/51938https://forums.ubports.com/post/51938Sun, 13 Jun 2021 18:27:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Sat, 12 Jun 2021 13:32:00 GMT]]>@redxxiii version 92 and still the same.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/51891https://forums.ubports.com/post/51891Sat, 12 Jun 2021 13:32:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:18:26 GMT]]>Hello! Today I updated my FP2 with version 91. And it seems that auto brightness is not working anymore. Have you experienced this too?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/51888https://forums.ubports.com/post/51888Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:18:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Tue, 08 Jun 2021 20:15:28 GMT]]>@emphrath all ok for me. I can activate and deactivate flight mode or data and all is ok. I ll try hotspot to check if it works well.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/51754https://forums.ubports.com/post/51754Tue, 08 Jun 2021 20:15:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Tue, 08 Jun 2021 20:12:52 GMT]]>Hi! So I wiped my phone and did a fresh install with halium channel. Camera and flash are working now! Flashlight still don't. Any news about that? And also mtp usb do not work. But otherwise all seems to be stable. I ll let you know if i see anything else. Good job guys!

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/51753https://forums.ubports.com/post/51753Tue, 08 Jun 2021 20:12:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Fri, 28 May 2021 22:32:01 GMT]]>@emphrath hum... I m still on halium channel but need to go back to stable. I will tell you if something change. But maybe ask on telegram?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/51254https://forums.ubports.com/post/51254Fri, 28 May 2021 22:32:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Halium 7.1 Test Channel on Fri, 28 May 2021 16:45:59 GMT]]>@redxxiii i'm running ota-17 and it's not fixed. If this is actually fixed on your side of things, then sth rather strange is happening to me ^^

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/51244https://forums.ubports.com/post/51244Fri, 28 May 2021 16:45:59 GMT